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May 30, 2008
FSBO/Craigs List
I am doing a FSBO and I am worried about listing on Craigs List. Do serious buyers look at these listings and would Craigs List reach anyone that the NYtimes on-line would not?
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don't make the mistake of skipping the paper edition of the NY Times -- I just did a FSBO and after doing on-line only I added the paper too and 3/4 of the open house attendees heard about it from the paper.
I did craigslist too without problems
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 10:30 AM
Wow - thanks. We did skip the paper version, assuming everyone was on-line these days. Your FSBO was successful then, I take it? Good to hear!
Posted by: WTbound at May 30, 2008 10:38 AM
Do both. Make sure you list in the NYTimes weekend listings, online and paper. When we look at properties on the weekend, we usually have the Sunday RE section with us and circle the places we want to see. Craigslist will be useful as well,
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 10:40 AM
serious buyers DO use Craig's list. I found both my houses on it and rarely looked at the Times.
Posted by: herkimer at May 30, 2008 12:30 PM
do both NYT online & CL. I found the studio I bought on CL. It was listed with the most non-existent broker who was too cheap to post on NY TIMES online and he only used CL.
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 12:37 PM
We just sold our house via Craigslist. It was pretty easy to vet who was a buyer and who was a broker by a phone call. We made up a one-pager describing the house and the neighborhood, subways, etc and emailed that to anyone who was really interested, and spoke with those who had more questions.
We held the open house after listing it for 3-4 weeks, and only seriously interested folks showed up. I would suggest posting photos and the address/location. It's really frustrating that Craigslist brokers rarely list where the property is, so you have to contact them, which is annoying because 99% of the time it's not where you're looking.
We kept meaning to list in the NYTimes, but never got around to it. We also put in on zillow, but I don't think that attracted anyone. Keep in mind neighborhood email lists too, like Park Slope Parents, or professional email lists as well. The very best of luck!
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 12:38 PM
If you take nice pictures and it's a good looking apartment I bet Mr. Brownstoner will even post it for you here.
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 12:54 PM
That'd be nice - I took the best pictures I knew how, but it is a nice place. Should I post a link to the website or is that annoying?
Posted by: WTbound at May 30, 2008 1:44 PM
Send it to this site as a tip. Maybe they could make it apartment of the day.
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 3:46 PM
Craigslist is great. People who buy use Craigslist to buy. No doubt about it. Make sure to include pictures and a list of features and location. I know people who have purchased real estate through Craigslist in northern Virginia. I'm sure it happens everywhere. Good luck to you. All the best, Nia. :)
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 7:28 PM
We found our house on CL. Hard to believe but...didn't even look at the NY Times.
Posted by: guest at May 30, 2008 10:50 PM
We heard from a friend who sold FSBO and they also said most of the buyers found them on NY Times.
Think about your targeted group. If you are aiming for busy professionals who are buyers coming from Manhattan and you're selling a house or a larger coop or condo for which you want top dollar, be sure to list in the NY Times. There are no exceptions to that, to me. Those people have no patience to wade through CL listings in neighborhoods they aren't as familiar with. They want to do a NYT search where they can plug in number of bedrooms, price and specific neighborhood.
And if you are REALLY serious, make your own website on which you can post more photos and more details than you can put in a NYT or CL listing.
Posted by: guest at May 31, 2008 2:39 PM
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